"I don't need all the brothers. Please allocate fifty carpenters and blacksmiths to me..." Han Qing took over with a smile and made a request in a low voice.
"No problem!" Li Jihe responded impatiently before he could finish his words.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he frowned and shook his head again and again, "Could it be that you want to use the Divine Arm Car to launch gunpowder cans? No, definitely not. I have thought of this method before. However, Anhua City's earthen walls are not enough
It's a foot thick, so it's impossible for a gunpowder can to blow it up. And it will take enough time to build a divine arm carriage."
The so-called divine arm cart is the semi-torque catapult that Han Qing demonstrated to the old general a few days ago. In order to please the emperor and gain greater credit for Han Qing, the old general gave it a better name.
In the opinion of the old general, if this thing can really throw a fifty kilogram gunpowder jar two hundred steps away as Han Qing said, it must be a first-rate enemy weapon. However, when used alone,
, but it may not be able to exert its full power.
However, mass production requires sufficient wood, craftsmen and time, and training soldiers to perform skilled operations is not something that can be accomplished in a month or two.
Therefore, I am afraid that my joy just now was in vain.
"I don't need a projectile arm cart. It takes too much effort to build that thing. You can find the carpenters and blacksmiths for the juniors, and then let Zhao Liang, Zhaoxun and Zhang Huan each bring 500 elites under the command of the juniors."
Han Qing smiled, with a bit of mystery on his face, "The only thing left is to drive the Zhenrong Army to the foot of Anhua City and ensure that the Red Lotus Sect does not dare to go out of the city to fight in the field. I don't know what to do, you.
old……"
"Okay, leave the rest to me!" Li Jihe's eyes lit up again when he heard this, and he waved cheerfully again.
In his opinion, the imperial court's order to mobilize the Zhenrong Army to return to the front line of Huanzhou will take seven or eight days to issue anyway. However, the Zhenrong Army camp is currently only a little over a hundred miles away from Anhua City, and it takes three days to walk slowly.
It can also be reached.
Now that I am leading the Suppressing Army to kill them, even if I don't have enough time to break through the city, I can still kill the majesty of the Red Lotus Sect, so why not?
If Han Qing hadn't bragged, he could have really brought down the walls of Anhua City. The ragtag group of people from the Red Lotus Sect who had just gathered together lacked training and no famous generals to command them. How could they withstand a full blow from the Zhenrong Army?
?!
He was known for his courage and determination when he was young. Now that he is older, although he likes to look at the steps when doing things, his decisiveness has not diminished at all. Immediately, he began to fulfill his promise and ordered people to gather all the craftsmen in the camp to provide Korean supplies.
Green selection.
As for Han Qing, he was determined to repay the old general for his support and protection, so he didn't hesitate. He immediately took Dou Sha, Li Zhaoliang, and Li Zhaoxun to carefully select the craftsmen.
Finally, fifty carpenters and fifty blacksmiths who were strong and efficient at work were selected and set up separate camps to build powerful weapons for destroying the city.
While Han Qing was making preparations, veteran general Li Jihe sent out a large number of scouts to inquire about the movements of the Red Lotus Sect and news about Anhua City. Soon, all kinds of information was delivered to him like a stream.
His desk.
It turned out that Liu Dezhao, the governor of Gyeongju, carefully weighed the pros and cons after bidding farewell to the old general a few days ago. He resolutely decided to do something to completely separate from the Red Lotus Sect.
Just then, news came that a group of Red Lotus believers were "revolting" dozens of miles away. Liu Dezhao resolutely decided to summon all the Xiang troops to quell the rebellion.
I wanted to use the heads of those Red Lotus cultists to prove to the court that I had just been deceived before and was not an accomplice of the Red Lotus cult. Unexpectedly, several of the generals under my command turned out to be minions of the Red Lotus cult.
As a result, the army left the city, and Liao Yongquan, the commander of the Xiang Army who stayed in the city under his orders, dedicated the city to Shi Dexi, the Dharma King of the Red Lotus Sect.
Liu Dezhao was furious and immediately led his troops to turn around and attack back. Before reaching the city gate, 80% of his troops were scattered.
The remaining 20% were all Red Lotus cultists. When he was about to cry but had no tears left, they swarmed him and chopped him into pieces together with the guards around him.
At this time, all the grain, grass and equipment in Gyeongju City, including the livestock that Liu Dezhao temporarily requisitioned from the private sector, belonged to the Red Lotus Sect.
The Red Lotus Sect immediately strengthened its troops and horses, and its Dharma King Shi Dexi simply ordered all branches to start a rebellion together, and set the general helm directly at the Zhizhou Yamen in Anhua City.
"This waste, it's really not a pity to die! I'm afraid that before he died, he didn't even figure out how many people he had under him, who had already become Red Lotus cultists!" After Li Jihe compiled the information, he was so angry that he filed charges repeatedly.
However, as his anger returned, the old general began to understand more and more that although Qingzhou still belonged to the Song Dynasty, the situation he faced was similar to fighting deep into the enemy's territory.
No matter in terms of material supply, military understanding, popular support, or familiarity with the terrain, he did not have any advantage over his opponents. Therefore, he became more and more afraid of rushing for success. He just closed the camp door and waited quietly for Han.
Qing is ready.
And Han Qing didn't let him wait too long. On the third day, he had made more than a dozen sets of siege weapons.
In order to ensure that the Zhenrong army would not suffer a bloody blow under the fortified city, Li Jihe and a few confidants specially found a nearby fortress that had been abandoned for many years.
He first watched with his own eyes as Han Qing led his two sons to use the forged siege weapon once to confirm its effect. Then he ordered the army to set off and attack Anhua City with great momentum!
At this moment, the people in the Red Lotus Sect were most afraid of the Suppressing Army. Therefore, they had already placed countless spies around the military camp. When they discovered that the direction of the Suppressing Army was Anhua, they immediately sent the news to Pegasus.
Arrive in front of his Dharma King.
And the Dharma King of the Red Lotus Sect, Shi Dexi, had served as the commander of the Xiang Army for a few days and was familiar with military strategy. He knew that although his subordinates had many people and strength, they had not been strictly trained. It was also difficult for the brothers in each branch to cooperate.
A tacit understanding was reached. Therefore, a decisive order was given that all branch rudders and fortresses along the way were not allowed to fight. If they were attacked by the Suppressing Army, each helmsman and fortress leader would just abandon the fortress and helmsman's mouth, and lead his brothers to move closer to the main helm.
As a result, the Zhenrong army marched smoothly to the outside of Anhua City without encountering any obstruction or harassment.
In Anhua City, the number of Red Lotus believers was also increasing day by day. Almost in the blink of an eye, the total number of believers who were forced to temporarily withdraw and those who came from various places on their own initiative exceeded one hundred thousand.
With one hundred thousand followers, the Dharma King of the Red Lotus Sect, Shi Dexi, could not choose to continue to endure. In response to the appeals of his guardians, the Four Ambassadors and many branch leaders, he personally led more than one hundred thousand followers out of the city to fight.
As soon as the two sides came into contact, the Red Lotus cultists, whose number was three times more than that of the Suppressing Army, were immediately killed and defeated.
Fortunately, Shi Dexi had saved a hand in advance and deployed a team at each of the east and west city gates to respond. On top of the city, he deployed men to cover with strong crossbows and feather arrows, and at the time of the defeat, 70,000 to 80,000 people were defeated.
The believers successfully retreated into the city.
At this time, the backbones within the Red Lotus Sect all recognized the reality and no longer dared to call on Shi Dexi to lead everyone to "annihilate" the Suppressing Army in the wild.
Shi Dexi also took advantage of the fact that the Zhenrong Army had already reached the outside of the city to integrate the troops overnight, sort out and consolidate command authority, and eliminate the old and weak.
There are 70,000 to 80,000 congregants from different churches. If they want to be twisted into a rope quickly, bloodshed cannot be avoided.
Fortunately, the guardians on the left and right, and the four envoys all "understood the righteousness", and many sub-rudders were also frightened by the fighting power displayed by the Zhenrong army. They knew that if they did not integrate together, they would sooner or later be wiped out by the officers and soldiers. Therefore,
There wasn't much blood shed that night.
Even so, Shi Dexi was busy all night without sleeping, and finally managed to sort out a rough outline of the team.
Directly named the Red Lotus Salvation Army, it consists of left, middle and right three compartments and a guardian team.
Under each compartment, there are three armies of the left, center and right. Under each army, there are three camps of the left, center and right. Under the camps are five capitals, each with a hundred followers.
Of the 70,000 to 80,000 believers, only 15,000 are left. The rest will be eliminated as auxiliary troops, and it will definitely be too late overnight.
However, now that the framework has been set up, the commanders of each army and battalion have also been assigned. The commanders at all levels will naturally be responsible for the next elimination, and there is no need for Dharma King Shi Dexi to do it himself.
Look at the sky. After sunrise, the Zhenrong Army will definitely launch a tentative attack on the city head. Shi Dexi did not dare to continue to hold on, and ordered the left, center and right armies to take turns to defend the city, rotating every four hours, and then hurriedly
Go to the back hall to take a nap to recharge your batteries.
Unexpectedly, before he could put his head on the pillow, a report from the personal guard came from outside the bedroom, "His Holiness, Saint Qinglian is back. There is something urgent that needs to be reported to you in person!"
"What's the matter? Tell her, wait for me for an hour!" Although Shi Dewei and the Green Lotus Saint were both core figures in the Red Lotus Sect, they did not belong to the same system. Therefore, he ordered very impatiently.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, the bedroom door was pushed open.
Ye Qinglian, the protective saint of the Red Lotus Sect, rushed to his bedside with a gust of cold wind and said, "Dharma King, don't sleep anymore. While people's hearts are still lingering at this moment, quickly order a retreat. Otherwise, I'm afraid all the brothers in the sect will be ruined."
